St. Jude at Gampaha

I went to St. Jude church at Gampaha today. Had a vow to print some novenas and give lunch for some poor. It was long over due and one of those days when i really wanted to get away from it all. So went along with a friend who needed some mind clearing. After a load of mix ups about what to do about the lunch involving asking my parents cook to make lunch then realising the poor need some good food and not the crap she dishes out. Thought i will buy some on the way. So we stop half way at kadawatha to buy lunch. the smell of food was a bit too much in the car for the rest of the journey. We saw this Soya place which sells all this soya pastry and ice cream, we decided to stop there on our way back. Even on the way to a religious place the stomach is always having its own agenda.

Get to the church. I have to say there are miracles which do happen when u visit here. DH kept asking why i was going off so far today but at moments of real messes involving work and life going to this church has given an extra energy to face things. I have seen miracles happen too. So we went in prayed a bit lit candles. I felt at peace and that things are going to be positively charged. The church is so peaceful and huge gardens which are nicely maintained. actually there are two churches. Am not sure about the history. Felt a bit lost in memory of coming there for feasts so many years ago.

Came out there were no people to give the food. The driver wanted to bring it back to colombo to give to some people here. i was adamant that due to vow we have to give in gampaha. Outside the church there are some accharu ladies who sell some really great veralu acharu, pineapple , woodapple accharu and manioc with sambol. went out and managed to give away all the lunch and buy a whole load of the achharu and stuff our faces. When i was a kid and mum used to take me to this place i use to go only for eating the achharu. i thought we were going all the way for that.

get back to soya place to have soya icecream. Looking at the pastries friend asks whats a mofin. Oh yes the soya mofin. had to explain to her thats the village muffin and had her laughing.
The mofin is in fact a roti shaped like a triangle (or square shape gone kind of wrong or mofin shape) nothing to do with the blueberry muffin.

Praying and soothsayers

Went to this temple in Dehiwela after so many years. I don’t know why I have become so irregular with going to temples. Anyways get there and pray and come out feeling very peaceful and happy. Walking out I get accosted by a soothsayer. She kept on calling out to me saying sister. Just kept walking away she jumped in front of me and said I can see the unhappiness in your face.

Was thinking Yeah I am since you are not letting me leave with that happiness in praying. Try to get into the car the woman is right next to me. Too close for my comfort and she kept on blabbering. I know u are unhappy just listen to what I have to say. I was just going to lose my temper and yell at her. Thought I don’t want to create a scene and I have just prayed.

Now I am suppose to take the kids to this Chapel where they are having a fundraiser showing a movie. All the details of this are vague except I am supposed to meet up with a friend and a bunch of kids to go watch “chitty chitty Bang Bang”. My brother calls me up and wants to know what I am doing and when I tell him I am going for this movie. He says isn’t that an adults movie. I don’t know what my brothers imagining or been watching for that matter. I kindly reminded him that it’s playing at a chapel so I doubt its anything else. Think I have watched this when I was a kid but can’t remember. Anythings better than watching re runs of Barney and bratz.